Wrench.



E.' LRIGH'TBBL warmen. APPLIOATON FILED PBI. *4, .1@11.

Patented May 13;'19

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

nDMUNDx. LIGHTER, or NEWARK ifisvvfmnse.

WRENC.

To all 'who'm if may zo-noem."

Be it kn'owxi that I, Enmxn K, Ricnrcn, :l citizen of the United Sintes, and' resident ofNewm-k, in'ihe county ci Essex nilState 1 5 of New Jersey, have Ainvented :i new and useful Improvement in llfreuczlzcs: of \iiliich the following is u s'pecilieetion. The object. of in v inveniion is to provide :1 novel pipe wrench, the paris of 'which :nte so connected and capable of rearrangement as to render the ivreiicli :napihublc for use in many differentpositions.

The wrench comprises a divided oset hendle,`a divided heed 'removably secured thereto, a divided snfiimnry janv, :uid :i

divideclinovable. jaw, the stationary jnw lmingodjustable rotatively and, its members adjustable ltex-ally.

In the :iccumlmzniing drm-sings, Fig. 1 represents my improved pipe wrench il: side elevation'ivith the-perfs assembled in one' re'lntionship, Figiis :i imc-l: View of the smne,` Fig. 3 is :i section miren in thc plane of ibe'line A A of Fig. "l, Fig. 4 is i pairtial side viw'of the wrench, showing the partsassembleci inaseeond relaxtonsbipdig.

-5'is a plan view of the wrench with the parts inthe position shown in 4. Fig. 6 is :i sideview of one of the divided head mem- ..30 bes,Fig. 7 is a side view of' the inner end f one'of the handle members, fig. 8 is :i `side 'vievfv of one of the stationnr jaw mem- 9 is n side view of one of the movable-jaw members, Fig. 10 is :i view in side .s 'elevation of the wrench with the parts assembled in athird relationship, Fig. 11 is a back view of the same, Fig. 1i. is u detail `viwinside elevtion: showing the parts assembled as 10 and 11, with one.

49 diifelon-dilsmenb in full lines and a-n. j .otherfdiierent; djstnient in dotted lines, -F' 21;13 x'sfa's'imlr -view with the arts ns- -.seix1b1edna.`fourth relationship, t e parts being shown in full lines in one adjusted .Pition and; in dotted li ies in two other adjusted positions, Fig. 1 E a smiinr view with the paris aissemhlexl n n. fifth relation# ship, and Fig. 15 is a top pluri `view of the same, M The handle of the pipe wrench. is divided .for reeeivingtheemovablc fasten;

specificati@ f met: ment. Patemed May 13, 1913. Appiicmon mea nbru'ay 24, 1912'. serial No. 679,580.

ing screw 6. 'These two handle members are also provided at their inner-ends with alined recesses 'I for artly housing a"rmova.bl`e locking .Pin -8 or seein-ing"4 the divided stational-y )aw in diierentrotative adjust ments as will hereinafter more `fiilly appear.

.' The dividedioiset head', comprises two 'head 'members 9 andlo, ech-heving one or more holes 1 1 throi1gh.ts'shanl{' for receiring the fiistening 'screw-"or screws 4. 65 These offset hea'd members 9 -end-'10'erelso provided with alined holes 12 'which are also 4in alin'ement with the recesses 'if in .thehundle members for? receiving the .reniovable loe-king in' 8.' 'Ihesehe'adneinbers :ire also 70 provid with. alinedilhleshlljfor `receiving i therethrough the removble.' "in "'14 lwhich serves as a -pivot for. the idivi ed v stationery jaw nnddivided.m0viible jiivv' 'The head members are elso provided with-.nennulr series; o'f' alin'cdreccsses 15 vwh i,h are'-iitted' to 'receive the removable' locking* `pi n.8,' or. a second removable locking pin, notshown, if

1t is desireglfto use the smglelockin'g pin at andth'erposiiio'n thanfthetfshown: in the 80 accompanying drawings, or'ifit is to use twolocki'ng pins. j The'dividedfstt-iona'ryiaw comprises two i )aw members 16,- 17,".which1mem "are provided with an nnn'ular series of'alined 85 recesses'18, for receiving nl bortiou of the removable locking pin S'tlxerein' to secure the stationary jw members indiierent ro. tative .positions These'stationery- 'uw members'are. also provided with'- nlnoll holes 19 90 for. receiving the. pivot pinl'thiefhrough, f and alined holes 20, wl1` ch holesere in alineme'rit with .the annular series of recesseal for the ,reception-'of a removable locking. ni'nethowes" Or'xhe reception-95 of. heegeieiiigee wie valinea nales -zrfrjjreeie'ng .screw Q2-m .more rigidly secure these: two

are used proximityto each other in -ihev same relative adlusrent. The stet-ionary )aw members 'mayy provided :with ser-.

stationary jaw members 'together when-they'- l@ members 24, 25,'of 'hook form bowing serm'deag'es 2,5* arranged to conegwigh thehandle members placed together, the' two' stationary jaw members placed together and i. the twoheadmembers as interposed between thelstatmnaryJaw members and the mov- 2o Vmembers pointing 1n the same direction. In

tthrough Vthearmatitable pivot pin 14. This.v removable pivot pin` is provided with a head 27 serving asv anabutment at'one end of the pin and with 1 -Washer 28 .and fastening screw?? servingas an abutment at its other .end for'rtainingf the stationary jaw mem- 'berslandfthemovable jaw members in as- 'fsexnbled adjustment. The outer ends of the handleLmemberS-.l `and 2 are'increased in 1Q `thic'kness, ae shown :at 30,31, the thickness of-'thehead members and 10, so as to bring 'fthe partsiinto the proper relative position when thejhandle'members are reversed, as shown -in Figs. andll.

In;Figs .-1, Zand 3, I have shown-'the two ablejawffmembers, thetwo stationary jaw il fiangein'ut With'the exception that the two "stationary jaagt members arejpointing in the f opposite id ireztioxi..-.-.V '-,f In Fi 10, 11jiid`12, I Ihave shown the two head members a s placed together bel tween thestaticnary` jaw members andthe f innerendsof the handle members, the movable l`ja.vv members occupying positions belyondlthe stationary jaw members, the stationary jaw lmembers both pointing yin the samedireetiom In Fig.12, Ihave shown the" stationary ja w members as adjusted toa 1 ss' Fig-1o.

dilerent rotative position to that shown` 1n l `-In F shown?" the -stationary jaw members as pomted y1n the opposite direction, andthejnovable-jaw members as 40! L L"aryjawjIneml'ieijs'.4 If 1t is desired to have these movable members coact with the otheijjst1t1o naryv jaw member,4 it will only arrangedl to coatwith` 'one of Vthe stationbe necessary t movable jaw" In Fig. 14, jaw memberI i everse the direction of the` adjusted toa di'erent rdtativepositibn frdm-fthat shown' in Fig. 13,

so as@ to. .permitthe` movable jaw members' to' lcoact With-either of the stationary jaw members withoutreversal of thel movable i jaw members."`

head secured thereto, a stationary jaw interlocked with said head, a. movable jaw and means for holding the parts in assembled adjustment, the stationaryjaw and the movable jaw both being independently reversible.

3. A pipe wrench comprising a handle, a

head secured thereto, astationary jaw `interlocked Withsaid head, a, movable` jaw and means for holding theA parts in as:

sembled adjustment, the stationary'jaw and the movable jaw both being independently,- reversible and the stationary jaw'being' rotatively adjustable with respect to saidhead. 4. A pipe- Wrench comprising f a handle,

an offset head secured thereto,f. a .stationary,

jaw interlocked with said head, a movable:

jaw and means for holding-'the 'parts in .l assembled adjustmenti) the stationary jaw and themovable jaw oth being 'independent-ly reversible and the Stationaryfjaw beingalso reversible for varyingA it s lateralposition in the wrench..

5. A pipe wrench comprising.. haai-dle,

an offset head secured theretoya stationary jaw linterloeked with saidhead, ajmovable jaw and means for holding the vparts inias- Sembled adjustment, the stationary jaw andy the movable 'aw both being'independently 5 reversible an the stationary `jaw being rotatively adjustable and reversible .for-vary ing its lateral position inthe: wrench.-

65A pipe wrench comprisin afdivide'd handle, a divided head secu'redthereto,v a."

divided stationary jaw interlocked with said Aioo divided head, a divided movablejawfand means for holding the partsini,assembled adjustment.

7. A pipewrench Vdivided vid i handle, a divided head, ae stationary jlawlv a divided movable jawand4 means for o the handle members being reversible. ff

8. A. pipe wrench comprising'a divided handle, a divided offset head secured thereto, a divided stationary 'aw interlocked` with said divided head,aA ivided movable jaw and means-for holding the partsrin assembled adjustment, the parts of 'said handle being adapted to be secured-together "its ing the-'parts in assembled adjustment,

with the head members onthev inside vor. on

theoutside.- M,

. 9. A pipe wrench eomprisin ,'adivided handle, va divided head secure thereto, a divided stationaryv jaw interlock'ed with said vdivided head, a divided' movable jaw-v and means for holding the parts in assembled adjustment,'the stationary jaw members'. being independently reversible with respect 1.o the. head. n

10. A pipe wrench comprising a divided handle, a divided head securedthereto, a divided 4stationary jaw. interlocked with said divided head, a. divided movablejaw and means for holding tho parts in assemhlcd adjustment, the -stationar )aw members being independently rotatively adjustahlc with respet follie head.

Il. A'pipe wrench comprising' a divided handle, a. divided oll'set. h ul seeurcd' there'- lo, n divided stationany'jmv interlof-lclal. with said divided head, a divided movable jaw and means for holdingr the parts in assembled adjustment., f'the handle members being indepemlently reversible for varying,l the. lateral position of thestationary jaw members in the wreneh.

12. A pipewrerirlr comprising a divided handle a. dividedhegid attached thereto, a divide( stationary" jaw interloeked wit-h saiddivided head, a divided movable jaw and means for. holding the parts in assem- 'rotatively adjustable with respect to the head, the hand-le members being independ ently reversible for varying the'lateial position Kot' the stationary jaw members 'in the ivreneh. s

1G. A pipe wrench comprisinv a divided handle, a divided head secured, thereto, a. divided stationary jaw interim-hed with said divided head. a divided movable jaw- 'and means for holding .the parts in assem- 6o bled adjustment, the sta-t'onary Jaw members and the movable jalv members being' all independently reversible with respect to thehead.'

-17. A 'pipe wrench oom risinff a divided 65 handle, a divided head, a f ivide stationary jaw, a divided movable jaw and means' for.

bled adjustment, the stationary jaw memhers being,r independently reversible and rotatively adjustablewith respect to thehead. 13. A pipe Wrench comprising a divided handle, a divided oti'set head secured therelo, a. divided stationary jaw iuterloeked with said divided head, a divided movable ',25 jaw and in'eans for holding the parts in assembled adjustment, the .stationary jaw ,members being independently reversible, "thelfandle members being independently reveriblcfor varyingthe, lateral position v of the stationary -ja-w members in the wrench.

14. e'wrench 'comprising a divided handle, a r ivided ol'set head secured thereto, a,I r'divided stationary jaw interlocked with said dividedhead, a divided 'movable jaw and means for holdingthe parts in assembled adjustment, the stationary jaw members being independently rotatively adjustablewith res t. to the head member,

' 40 the hgndle mem rs being independently .revers ile for varying the'latera position of tb stationary jaw membersV in the Wren A 15,'A pi e wrench comprising a divided +5 handle, a divided otl'sct head .secured thereto, a divided .stationary jaw intcrlocked with' said divided head, a divided movable jaw and means for holding the. parts in assemhled adjustment. the stationary jaw '50 members beingindependently reversible and holding the parts in assembled adjustment, the handle members, the head members, the stationary jaw member and the. movable jaw members all being reversible.

ld. A pipe wrench comprising a divided handle, a divided offset head, a divided sta tionary jaw, a divided movable jaw and means for holding the parts in assembled adjustment, the handle members, the hed members, the stationary jaw members and the movable jaw members all being independ'ently reversible, the handle members eing independently rc-.versihle for varying 8o the lateral position of the 'stationary jaw members and the head members in the wrench. l v

It). A pi e wrench com rsi a divided. handle, a divided head,a ivid Stationary, 6 jaw, a divided movable jaw andmearia;ie u holding the parte in assembled the handle members, the head' stationary jaw members aiidthe'movibl'Q jaw members all bein .-reversble, thein: tionalv w members eing also ratatielyr. adjustab e. Y .1: l '.,Q j

ln testimony, that I cla'imjthe foregoingajsf as my invention, have signed my naroeun'f presence of two witnessegths twenty-third vmi ay of Fehruarv 1912.',A

C. S. Simmel-1N. 

